This dissertation applied mixed research methods to explore the factors correlated with variation in the percentage of English learner (EL) students completing A-G course requirements in California high schools. Across the State’s high schools, an ave . . .

LatinX students in the United States are not graduating from college at the same rate as their counterparts, especially white students (Fry, 2002). Approximately 51% of Hispanic students graduate with a Bachelor's degree compared to 59% of white stude . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of teachers and coaches working within a coaching model in a small, rural K-12 school district in northern California. This study highlights narratives and experiences of teachers and coaches that w . . .

Empirical research on the intersection of wellness and higher education leadership is lacking (Bass, 2008; Cioffi, 2018; Riera, 2013). The emotional wellness of leaders is an issue that has received even less attention (Cioffi, 2018). Findings from th . . .

The purpose of the study is twofold: a) to understand the Asian American community college students’self-beliefs, particularly self-efficacy, emotional awareness, and grit, while reaching their academic goals; and b) to unveil the issue of data disagg . . .

The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to explore second generation Southeast Asian (SEA) students’ understanding and experiences of the SEA diaspora in California. Grounded in segmented acculturation, cultural-ecological theory, an . . .

The purpose of this research was to contribute to the literature on school climate by investigating the relationship between school resources (e.g., teacher salary, per-pupil expenditure, teacher experience, school size, student-teacher ratio), studen . . .

This study on human capital and financial literacy supplements current literature on institutions’ responsibilities in advancing financial literacy. Students’ knowledge, when entering the post-secondary environment, is seen through the lens of their c . . .

Decades-long reliance on exclusionary practices in response to unwanted behaviors in high schools has resulted in a discipline gap, or a trend in which students of color, particularly black students, are sent out of class, suspended, or expelled at mu . . .

The purpose of this study was to heighten understanding of English learner (EL) students’ social experiences in a school setting, while developing an expanded awareness of the students’ family system whose language and culture is at crossroads with th . . .